Good late afternoon, Another sunny day.

June you asked about my leak, it is a bad subject with me, as I told you The water problem started Wed. night, I called the office early,talk to a nice lady, who said she was sending some one right away. As i said I had a doctors appointment, so had to leave by 12:30. I finally called the office at Noon, again a nice lady answered, she ask me who I talk too.  their was no record of me calling. So she sent another man, who arrived within 10min. of my call. He agreed I had a broken pipe, and would be back after lunch, I told I would leave the house unlocked. Came home two and a half hours later, still no water. Thought the man still had to come, at 5 I called the office no answer, everyone had gone home. Sooooo had to wait till 9, called again and this time the women said he fixed it yesterday, she said I will send someone over.  Hour later Fred comes and said I hear another leak It seems he came yesterday, with a new helper, he worked under the house while the help was in the utility room, Fred told him to turn it the water on after he finished to check it out, then told him to turn it off still checking. Then he told him to turn it back on.  Either the youngman did not hear, or had already  left.  No comon sense!
Sorry about such a long answer.  I am more worried about my GS, who is still in the hospital with Kidney problems.  Now they are they he would get better care in a hospital in Jackson, which is a long ways from Niceville.

Back from the city, it was a hurry up and wait day. He finished his final test and we hit the road home!! Traffic is starting to pick up for the long weekend here Canada Day tomorrow so it will be bumper to bumper in a couple of hours.....glad I am home!!

Jane, like you I would rather have cream on my berries, Jersey cream please. No pasteurization, just cream that comes to the top and scoop it off..

That's my choice, too, Amy. 

Janie and Phyllis, thank you dear ones, for sharing the seedless berries for me. I can't remember ever having blackberries till now. My Mom raisied huge purple mulberries, and they were a treat !

I have friends that do a lot of traveling and sent me pictures from their last trip to the Oregon Coast...lovely to view. And my Dori sent me a whole group of picture taken with her iphone of the trip she and Gary made to Idaho. What a treat to see my little Great Grands, and how quickly they have grown during these months they have been away. Beautiful country up there too. McCall is a tourist town, and I can see why.

I am enjoying my "day off", as if every day isn't a day off, but this one I am really staying home. I don't even plan to go pick up my mail.

Gloria de, that is deplorable for not getting the service you needed for the water leak. I think I would have called the fire dept about that time, or the water department. Do you live with a complex that is responsible for taking care of things like that ? And what about the necessary clean-up ? Didn't you say one had the carpet flooded ? Thanks for updating us dear, and i'm praying your Grandson's illness will be healed soon. I know you are worried, and you don't need that extra worry. Hugs girl. I wish I could help.

Angelface--No.  I haven't heard from Sandy.  You should get a housekeeper if you find there are tasks that are difficult for you to do.  You sure have several ways to get berries and produce.  Medicare here does not pay for any cleaning help.

Jeanne Lee--I hope you are approved for the assistance  you need.

Junee--Oh my.  Guess you created quite a stir by forgetting to turn off you Vita Call.

Mary Ann--I do know Bisquick is the same as Jiffy, but I've just always used Bisquick.

Linedancer--You sure are having trouble with pipes and leaks.  I continue to pray for your grandson.

Amy and Janie--The cream is another "whatever floats your boat".

June--How nice that friends and family send you so many pictures.

Somehow I thought Medicare was a federal program for seniors over 65 and the same everywhere?

Good evening everyone

June and Joan thanks for your coments. June, I live in Glenwood Village a very large Mobile Pk. I call the office and they sent a plumber.  The homes mine is 38 years old have pressed wood floors, which are not allowed now. As soon as they get wet they swell, so now I cannot close the close door, or the bathroom door, I have a fan going and will see what to morrow brings.  As I have said this is a material thing. It will get fixed somehow.

Quote from: angelface555 on June 30, 2016, 03:38:45 PM
Sandy/Dapphne last posted on the morning of the 26th. Has anyone heard from her?

Hi Angel.... 
I am here and must apologize for not
posting...I have just been busy, busy, busy
but that is no excuse.   

All is well here.   Summer has arrived, but it is
still fair weather with only a little need for
AC days...   

I do believe that the HOT weather will be coming
in so I am prepared for that ... 

Thanks for asking about me ...  all is well!
Sandy

We are having some much-needed rain along with thunder. The temps have dropped from mid to high 90s down to 82.

My week has been busy.......bocce-golf on Tues. morning and golf yesterday. Problem is, with the heat, by the time I get home I don't feel like doing much else.  Next week we switch from bocce-golf to bocce. I really like bocce, probably because I'm good at it.    I'm a lousy golfer but it gets me out of the house and I like the social aspect.

I love this time of year with all the berries and summer fruit, like peaches and watermelon.  Chape brought a big watermelon home today and it's taking up most of our refrigerator.

Joan - I've always had strawberry shortcake the way you described it. My favorite dessert is a toss-up between shortcake or cheesecake with strawberries.

When we were kids, my brother and I picked wild raspberries, black raspberries and blackberries. A lot of them didn't make it home! If we only found a cup or two of black raspberries, my mother would make a spice cake and stir them in. So good!

June - A lot of people don't seem to know about mulberries. Friends of ours had mulberry trees, both white and purple/black. The white ones were really mild but I loved the others. They were huge and sweet and I don't recall them having seeds.

Junee - You DID have a dreadful day! Hope your tomorrow is better.

And Jackie - Your day was just as good as Junee's was bad! Glad you had such a nice afternoon (with the exception of the rude seamstress!)

Gloria - I pray for your grandson's recovery. The broken pipe situation would have me upset, too. Sounds like his helper needs more experience.

Amy - Happy Canada Day!

Larry - I'm with you on the berries with milk in the form of ice cream!

Jane S. - That's a lot of berry picking! Do you freeze them?

Phyllis - I love blackberry pie or jam but can't deal with the seeds anymore! Somehow seedless jam just isn't the same.

Mary Ann - Getting a new fridge is the best idea. I never understood why the parts are so costly that you might as well buy new. We had the same thing with a washing machine one time.

Jeanne - A lot of people feel like that........It's hard to watch someone do the things you feel you should be doing.  With a little practice, you might get to like it. 

Hal - Looks like a long hot summer, so hope your A/C holds up! The new ones can break the bank! 

Joy - Just checked and see you are from Maryland........home of the best crab cakes ever! I'll pass on the steamed crabs, though. 

Gloria -  You are right. It's been a long time. When I first joined Senior Net my grandson was six.....Now he's 29! I, too, remember when Joan/Bis opened the Nest.

Angelface - I did a search and it appears that Medicare doesn't pay for services such as cleaning.

I've nearly written a book! Till next time......

Answer Julyâ€"
Where is the Beeâ€"
Where is the Blushâ€"
Where is the Hay?

Ah, said Julyâ€"
Where is the Seedâ€"
Where is the Budâ€"
Where is the Mayâ€"
Answer Theeâ€"Meâ€"

Nayâ€"said the Mayâ€"
Show me the Snowâ€"
Show me the Bellsâ€"
Show me the Jay!

Quibbled the Jayâ€"
Where be the Maizeâ€"
Where be the Hazeâ€"
Where be the Bur?
Hereâ€"said the Yearâ€"


Answer July

Emily Dickinson

JOAN  looks like it wasn't long after you started the nest that I joined. We had a lot of fun there. How Bunnie and Mare used to tease each other. At first I wondered about them but soon caught on. I used to make an angelfood cake for strawberry shortcake. Never like those sponge cakes they have for it. Pound cake works good too. I would mash most of the berries, add some sugar. Kept some whole to put on top of the whipped cream.

JANE  that is a lot of berries ad I know they will not go to waste with you.

JEANNE LEE  I have had help for more than  year now mostly because I can no longer do much. It still bothers me to see someone do what I feel in my job. Since I have food stamps I do not pay my helper. The state does. I would never be able to afford it.

PATRICIA  like you I do not care for processed food because of all the preservatives added. Even a loaf of bread these days is terrible. When I could get around I would get bread at a bakery. Now I cannot remember the last time I bought any.

JUNEE  one of my friends here has that life alert and it went off while she was sleeping, The thing was in the living room and of course the rescue came from the fire department. Always hate to see that pull up here. Hope today was quiet and uneventful for you.

JACKIE  looks like you had a wonderful tie out today.

GLORIA de  a water leak is no fun. Hope things are OK by now. I have your grandson in my prayers.

AMY  it has been many years here since all the milk is pasteurized. Even apple cider can only be sold if it is pasteurized. Doesn't taste the same. My son has a small press and makes some cider but only for family and it is great.

BEVERLY  I still have a collage Bunnie did of all who used to post in the Nest. Quite a big group. Fun times.

Good night everyone.

Gloria de, when we had a manufactured or mobile home, as you have, we had ours placed down in the ground on metal pilings. There was a crawl space under the home, but not something that was easy to work on things underneath. Is your home raised above ground ? if so, thing should dry out a lot sooner. I just feel so badly that you have to go through all this mess at the age we have reached. We can no longer do any labor necessary, and finding someone reliable to do the work is difficult too. I wish you were my neighbor here in Rowntree Gardens where you would not have to contend with things like this.

Sandy, Good to see you posting, you are so reliable for daily posts, so we do feel concern.

Beverly, as I recall my Mother had trained her mulberry plant near a lengthy trellis, like they use for grapes, and she kept them so one could just stand there and fill up on mulberries. Behind that, she had a hen house, so there were always enough eggs for her to bake with. She made the best Angel food cakes ! She and my stepfather had purchased their property while I was living in Chicago. So when we came back to Ca. we stayed with them till we found a rental, while looking for a home to buy. By then we had an infant son, and two toddlers...Susie and Dan...and they dearly loved the mulberries and the chickens, something they never had living in Chicago where the front door opened onto a public sidewalk. Quite a new life for them.

Okay, Sandy I repied to you on Norm's B&T but still glad to hear from you!

Perhaps the one who told me in our office here thought I was on the state program? I do not get food stamps as here they are only 19.00 a month on my SS. I don't think I qualify for their Medicaid program but if it would pay for a housekeeper than I will check it out next week as well as the Medicare I'm receiving beginning in July. I'm not always clear on what is now available to me that wasn't before I retired.

Here in this building, we have 24/7 security and maintenance because of some who are severely physically challenged, some in hospital type beds. Or perhaps it is company policy for their buildings?

Gloria, the last time I ate processed foods, a Hormel microwave spaghetti dinner, I ended up in the emergency room with a $4000. bill. Evidently I have developed a severe allergy to processed and other chemically enhanced foods, so I have to eat clean. Most microwavable, canned food or another fast food contains chemicals that react with my system.

June, some of the farm delivered eggs that I have bimonthly along with other items are brown so I have both white and brown eggs. No difference in quality, just from different chicken breeds.

June and whoever it was that asked before...most of these berries will go into either my stomach or jam.  I have them stashed in the fridge right now and whatever makes it to Friday will be in jam or in the freezer waiting for enough more to make a batch of jam.  Black raspberry jam is a favorite in my family and blueberry is second.  I know I don't have enough blueberries for a batch but my friend wants to go pick and they are available all the way through July.  So I'm sure to get more.  The black raspberries are almost over so that's what I concentrated on today.

Pretty soon there will be cherries and then I'll be busy again!

Someone at the Area Agency on Aging suggested that I check into the possibility of obtaining food stamps and I was told that I earn too much to be eligible.  So I can quit my job and eat on the government but I won't have a house to live in because I won't be able to pay the mortgage if they keep cutting SS and I'm not working but I'd be eligible for food stamps.  Of course I'd have to run through my savings, too.  I wonder if my son would save me a couple of refrigerator boxes?  I already have a lot of bags and a nice big tarp to throw over the boxes when it rains.  Oh yes!  I also have my sense of humor.

Good Night Everyfriend!  I think I'll go sleep in my bed while I still have it!  God Bless Us Every One.

Jeanne Lee, I think the hardest thing to accept in our older years, is the fact that we need to relinquish our independence. once we realize and accept the need of having assistance, the big cross-over is done. Now I that I am used to having someone else do my dirty work, I am still having to convince myself that I don't have to dispose of, or tuck away things that would cause them more work. like leaving reading material on a table by my favorite chair. The decision is theirs, either work with it, or around it. I ran accross some more dated paperwork from "Sr. Net". and Bis' Nest. It is an email from you Jeanne dated Dec. 1997, when I was groping around what to do and how to do it. You have been of great help for many years my friend.

Hi, Mycheal...nice poem ! thank you.

I miss our Bunnie...what a soldier she was. Vacuuming her floors while in her wheel chair, always laughing and sharing and helping. And our Mare ! She and her Frank were a special couple.

Good Memories.

Time to close down and let you all have some peace and quiet. Wishing you a Blessed night and a beautiful tomorrow. Hugs, Love and Prayers. June

JaneS
well we can thank our folks for raising us  so freely giving and soft hearted. but that is not what keeps awake at night.
do not think I will trade that pride for food stamps. I told Nancy just this morning we should fix up the upper level of the school part of the shop and rent out this big house. that would bring in enough to make the mortgage payment.
right off she said renters do not take care of property. so I guess that means we will keep on keeping on,wondering if
our children can or will take care of us when the time.

Lloyd

Well, as we all age and get this or that or just plain old we must face the fact that we can do for ourselves.  I just pray that I stay physically able to remain in my home.  My oldest daughter has always said I will never let you (me or wife) go into a nursing home.  But, who knows what may happen.

I was raised in a family where my Grandmother was an invalid and bed ridden.  I never remember seeing her otherwise.  My Grandfather took care of her, farmed and cleaned and cooked three meals a day with minimum help, until he was up in years.  Then some of the family moved close by so they could take care of them.

Both my wife and I are in our early 80's and still mobile so God willing we can still take care of ourselves with some hired help for housekeeping and yard maintenance.  And the occasional surprise repair.  No way could I afford to move us into a assisted living facility.  I would be broke pronto.

Okay, I am off to bed.

Nite, nite, God Bless and Sweetdreams.

Let me tell you about the wild mulberry trees that grow around here.... they are a nightmare, can't keep them cut down because a dozen sprouts pop up where you cut one down.  Every where... every where... and the birds eat the berries & leave purple stains on the RV & when they fly over the pool.  One time I brought some berries  in, when we first moved to Kansas.... put them in a pan of water to wash & had a whole layer of bugs floating on top.  Out they went & never checked again. 

I grew up with tame blackberry bushes, dewberries, raspberries growing wild behind our house. We even had wild strawberries that grew all over in the woods behind our house & in the medial strip between the streets (Blvd) to the west & wild asparagus. Strawberries were small but the flavor so strong you could smell them growing.  Our house was at the edge of the city limits & no other houses around for some years.  Dad's garden grew enormous everything... he even grew kale before it was "in".

At 81 all I can do is hope & pray I can take care of myself until I am ready for the care home or retirement village.... whatever it's called when the time comes.  I've told my kids that "don't do me any favors, I don't want to live with any of you again!"     .... I don't want any of them feeling responsible for me, I am such a free spirit would drive them nuts.  Right now my sons are doing a lot of the chores my husband did (like the yard & spraying for bugs, etc).... I pay them what I'd pay someone else, more most of the time.... but I know they do the job right.  They object to taking money so I just explain that I won't let them know if I need help if they don't.  We saved because my husband was afraid of running out of money if we didn't... and I'm the original bargain shopper & "do it yourself-er" so it is day by day and don't buy green bananas... right?  I need to get rid of "stuff" but nobody can help do that.... one of these days. 

My computer still goes to sleep/screen saver when I stop to read over ... thanks to Windows 10, never did this before & I keep trying to convince it to wait 10 or 15 minutes in the setting but it won't behave.  Sweet dreams to all.... God Bless.  Shirley

Gloria, thank you for reading and corresponding, yes an enjoyable yet tiring three hours, I did enjoy all three places we went to.....

Good Friday morning, Everyfriend, on this first day of July.   There's Egg McMuffins to accompany your coffee or tea. Make it a good day!!





The Ugliest Man in the World

One day, Hercules, Snow White and the Quazzimodo (Hunchback of Notre Dame) were standing around talking. Hercules spoke up and said, "I bet I am the strongest man in the world."

Snow White then looked around and said, "Well I bet that I am the most beautiful person in the world."

Then Quazzimodo looks around and quietly said, "I suppose that I am the ugliest man in the world."

An old man who had been listening in on there conversation said, "There is a psychic on top of that hill up there, why don't you each go in there and ask her yourself?"

The three friends agreed and they hiked to the top of the hill. Hercules went in first and came out a few minutes later and said, "I was right, I am the strongest man in the world."

Snow White went in next. She came out a few minutes later and said, "I was also right, I am the most beautiful person in the world."

Finally it was Quazzimodo's turn. He went in and after a few minutes he came out scratching his head. He looks up at his friends and said:

"Who is John Price?"


Moral Universe
(By Ravi Zacharias)


Some years ago I was speaking at the University of Nottingham, England, when a rather exasperated person in the audience made his attack upon God with this very question.

This questioner was felled by his own question. "There cannot possibly be a God," he said, "with all the evil and suffering that exists in the world!"

I asked him if we could interact on this issue for just a few moments. He agreed.

"When you say there is such a thing as evil, are you not assuming that there is such a thing as good?" I asked.

"Of course," he retorted.

"But when you assume there is such a thing as good, are you not also assuming that there is such a thing as a moral law on the basis of which to distinguish between good and evil?"

"I suppose so," came the hesitant and much softer reply. This was an extremely important point to note as I made the argument. Most skeptics have never given this point a thought.

I therefore reminded this questioner, in his initial hesitancy, of the debate between the agnostic Bertrand Russell and the Christian philosopher Frederick Copleston. During the debate, Copleston asked Russell if he believed in good and bad. Russell admitted that he did, and Copleston responded by asking him how he differentiated between the two. Russell said that he differentiated between good and bad in the same way that he distinguished between colors. "But you distinguish between colors by seeing, don't you?" Copleston reminded Russell. "How then, do you judge between good and bad?" "On the basis of feeling, what else?" came Russell's sharp reply. Somebody should have interrupted and told Russell that in some cultures they loved their neighbors while in other cultures they ate them-both on the basis of feeling. Did Mr. Russell have a personal preference? How in the name of reason can we possibly justify differentiating between good and bad on the basis of feeling? Whose feeling? Hitler's or Mother Teresa's? In other words, there must be a moral law, a standard by which to determine good and bad. How else can one make the determination?

My questioner finally granted that assumption without hesitation.

So let me retrace for a moment how far he had come. I had asked him if he believed in good; he answered yes. But if he believed in good, he had to grant a moral law by which to distinguish between the two. He agreed. "If, then, there is a moral law," I said, "you must posit a moral lawgiver. But that is who you are trying to disprove and not prove. If there is no moral lawgiver, there is no moral law. If there is no moral law, there is no good. If there is no good, there is no evil.

I am not sure what your question is!"

There was silence, and then he said, "What, then, am I asking you?"

The momentary humor was inescapable. He was visibly shaken that at the heart of his question lay an assumption that contradicted his conclusion. This is exactly what I meant when I said that the skeptic not only had to give an answer to his or her own question, but also had to justify the question. And even as the laughter subsided I reminded him that I accepted the question, but that his question justified my assumptions that this was a moral universe, not his. For if God is not the author of life, neither good nor bad is a meaningful term. This constantly eludes the skeptic who seems to think that by raising the question of evil a trap has been sprung to destroy theism when, in fact, the very raising of the question ensnares the skeptic who raised the question. A hidden assumption comes into the open. In other words, can we really raise a problem with moral implications if this is not a moral universe? The moment we use the word "better," said C.S. Lewis, we assume a point of reference.

In the same vein, are we positing a legitimate category when we ask why this universe seems immoral if the universe itself has no moral basis or reason for being? The disorienting reality to those who raise the problem of evil is that the Christian can be consistent when he or she talks about the problem of evil and gives a coherent response to it, while the skeptic is hard-pressed to respond to the question of good in an amoral universe. In short, the problem of evil is not solved by doing away with the existence of God in the face of evil; the problem of evil and suffering must be resolved while keeping God in the picture...

The question of the problem of evil [also] is either raised by a person or about a person, which means the problem of evil (when it is posited) assumes the intrinsic worth of person hood. If there is no intrinsic worth to person hood then the question self destructs. So, person hood is necessary for the question to be valid. That's why we can only justify it if the person is the creation of someone of distinct worth, which is God himself. That's why we move to a moral law giver.

Your life and my life assume intrinsic worth for the problem of evil question to be valid. That intrinsic worth can only be because we are the creation of a loving creator (who imbues value) and not just a random bunch  of cells.


“Everytime you subtract negativity from your life, you make room for positivity.”

--Author Unknown

Good morning everyone

Beverly, thank you, lots of traffic on the highway last night going till the wee hours. Folks heading to their cottages for the long weekend.

Just have to pick up a few groceries today then I can tidy up around the house.Nothing major going on here.I hope people don't set off firecrackers, everything is tinder dry and my dogs don't like them.

Gloria,I was lucky enough to milk a Jersey cow for the house so I know how good the cream is,wish I could get one more taste of it.

Joan. thank you for breakfast..

Enjoy your day everyone.

Good Morning Everyfriend!  Joanie, I really like the inspirational reading this morning.  What a neat package he wrapped for the unbeliever.  I hope I can remember some of the arguments when I need them.

I'll be off to Wally World this morning and then I have 3 days off.  I have to check out my jelly jars before I go and make sure I have enough for the black raspberry jam.  I better check the sugar too.

I hope you all have a good day.

Amy, I'm wishing for no fireworks too but around here, I think it's a hollow hope.  My Annie is terrified!  And Mickie isn't much better.

Jane, have a great day at work! Both my dogs don't like the noise,the older not as bad as the younger one. She will snuggle in tight to me when it starts. Everything is so dry here , one little spark could set off fires!!

Good morning, Amy.  I'm hoping folks don't shoot fireworks randomly, too.  We're so dry that there are already several wild fires going. 

Janie--Good morning.  Glad you liked the inspirational reading.  I guess part of your three days off will be spent in the kitchen making that yummy jam.  Hopefully all of those in your line at WM today will be wearing BIG smiles.

Some of the black raspberries are going to my tummy right now!

Good Friday noon, Joan and Everyfriends.....

We will be off out again in the next 20 minutes....after taking our Toby to a different pet groomers....well i sure made upmy mind he wont be going back there again....even though we havnt collected him yet, and havnt seen how ell she done him or not, that wont make any difference to me, think R also agrees with me....After asking 20 questions as a new customer - client...she then asked about his character-temperament, I looked a bit dumbfounded, she then went into a few meanings of which one was, " does he bark..." of course I laughed and said yes " he's a barker, meaning at home, not necessarily at the groomers....so she jumped in with...this is a residential dwelling and " if Toby barks, I will have to stop what I am doing, ( even if half way through, and end his session, ) and phone us to come back to collect him..." Well I could have walked out there and then, of course R had nipped back to the car for photo of how I have had Toby groomed in the past, so as soon as he arrived back, In front of her I repeated to R what she had just said, now if anyone knows me, I will show the look on my face that I am angry, or in disbelief of what I had just heard, and I made sure R picked up on that straight away, I also nodded my head to him in saying, " I wont be bringing him here anymore, I have made a real blooper..." Any way we are soon leaving to go pick him up, I don't care how well she has groomed him, he wont be going back there again, I will contact the lovely and friendly groomer we found last time....

I was even bursting for the loo, the drive there was really out of the way, windy country lane, so I asked her if there was a loo within her outside grooming parlour, at the back of her house, after scanning around I could see there wasn't, so I was hoping she would suggest I could use her loo, but she didn't...Anyway she done us a favour as I asked if there was a pub nearby, she gave us directions but instead we found a lovely water garden, complete with cafeteria and small shop, and a loo, we stopped for a coffee, bought a lovely matching set of green and pink lily coasters and small sandwich tray, staff were very friendly, the outside scenery with its circled lake and wildlife of ducks was relaxing, a place we shall go back to visit again, hence why we are now back home with just a few minutes to spare before we go look for a cash machine to go collect Toby and pay her....

Janie--Good for you!!

Good morning/afternoon Vanilla-Jackie.  I wouldn't go back to that cranky groomer either.  Now really--asking if a dog barked.  You should have told her you remove the "barker" before you go to any groomer.  At least you found a nice place to have a snack and use the bathroom.

Good morning, Joan,  Jane and Jackie and Amy.

It is a beautiful sunny morning here in Central Maryland.   

Joan, thanks for the Egg McMuffin this morning.  Love them.  When I go for blood work,  I usually stop and at McDonald's for one of them.

Beverly,  yes, Maryland crab cakes are the best.  We have several places that make good ones.  One place is fairly new, and we all can't decide which one makes the best ones..  It is really a toss up.

So many places out of state advertise "Maryland Crab Cakes" but they usually aren't very good.   

We do enjoy the steamed crabs, tho.  I will leave some in the hidey-hole for Joan and anyone else, if there are any left.  LOL   I know they do not appeal to a lot of people.  And, it does seem like a lot of work to eat them.   Either you like them or you don't.   A lot of people find it easier just to buy a can of crabmeat.  I very seldom make my own.  We go out to eat pretty often, so that is one of the things that are usually on the menu.

Hope everyone will have a wonderful day.

Joy

Well, I found out last night just how well the medical alert buttons work. 

I was ready for bed, on the couch, dozing while watching Perry Mason.  At almost on the minute of midnight the phone rang, of course scaring the dickens out of me, and the caller ID showed  an 800 number.  Thinking that someone had a lot of nerve to try calling at that hour, I let it go unanswered.

Ten minutes later the entire front of my house lit up brighter than midday.  I went to the front door, thinking "NOW what!" and discovered a large rescue vehicle with two huge spotlights aimed at the front door of my house.  A man was waking across the front yard and asked if I was OK.  It seems sometime in one of my sleepy bits I had somehow pushed the button on the alert signal.  He explained that the 800 number phone call was the service calling to check and when they got no answer sent the rescue outfit.  From now on I'll be sure to answer a phone call with an I.D. of 800. 

Embarrassing of course, and I apologized for calling out the whole crew for nothing, but it was reassuring how quickly the whole situation was handled.  I'm just glad it was a false alarm and I didn't really need the service…   this time.

Good Morning Everyone from the warm,
but not too warm,  rocky coast of Maine. 
Our weather will be in the high 70's and low
80's  for the next couple of weeks.   Still a
bit lower with less humidity then normal.   

Here is a picture of my Great Grand Daughter
"Fe", taken wearing  a gift from friends
in Turnkey....  Lovely outfit!

Click below to see it:
http://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/89-290616190544.jpeg

And click here:
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"Fe" is growning so fast!    She has many loving arms
to hold her ...  That is the way it is when you live
in a big family.   The baby's never lack for
attention. 

Jeanne Lee .  I am so glad to see that
your life alert button is working well. 

Have a good day,   Everyone.

Sandy